Two prolific offenses invade Pasadena for the BCS Championship Game on Monday. No. 1 Florida State (13-0) leads the nation with 53.0 points per game. No. 2 Auburn (12-1) ranks ninth in scoring with 40.2 points per game. Counting on close to 100 points might not be a stretch.

Series

Marquee matchups

This marks the ninth meeting where both teams are ranked, and seven of those matchups featured legendary coaches Bobby Bowden and Pat Dye from 1983-90. Auburn is 5-3 when both teams are in the Top 25, but Florida State is 2-1 when both teams are in the Top 10.

Signature win: No. 4 Florida State 13, No. 7 Auburn 7 (1989)

Both teams entered the 1989 Sugar Bowl with 10-1 records. Florida State opened the scoring with an 84-yard TD drive capped by a Dayne Williams' TD run. Auburn pulled within 13-7 after Reggie Slack fooled Deion Sanders with a fake pitch that led to a 20-yard TD pass to Walter Reeves. Sanders, however, exacted revenge by intercepting Slack in the end zone with eight seconds remaining.

Signature win: No. 16 Auburn 42, No. 9 Florida State 41 (1984)

Plan on seeing clips from this legendary game. No network picked up the game, so most fans listened on the radio. This also is where Florida State's "Tomahawk chop" started. Both teams didn't disappoint in a back-and-forth shootout in which the Tigers and Seminoles combined for 507 rushing yards. Auburn's Brent Fullwood scored the game-winning four-yard TD in the final minute, his third TD of the game.

Gus Malzahn in bowl games

Malzahan didn't coach in Arkansas State's bowl last year, and this will be his first bowl game as a head coach. He's still 5-1 in bowl games as a coordinator, however, and that includes three wins with Auburn from 2009-11.

Jimbo Fisher vs. the SEC

Fisher was 1-4 against SEC teams as an offensive coordinator with Florida State from 2007-09, but he's reversed that record to 4-1 from 2010-13 since taking over as head coach for the Seminoles.

Key matchup: Timmy Jernigan vs. Auburn's read option

Auburn was one of four teams in the FBS with a 1,000-yard rusher at both quarterback and running back. Nick Marshall and Tre Mason combined for 2,644 rushing yards and 33 TDs. Florida State averaged 7.0 tackles loss per game, led by defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan (10.5). Can Jernigan be disruptive enough in the middle to let linebacker Telvin Smith clean up?

Key matchup: Cameron Erving vs. Dee Ford

Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston took just 23 sacks this season, and left tackle Cameron Erving is his best protector. Auburn defensive end Dee Ford led the Tigers with 8.5 sacks and 12.5 tackles for loss. Erving vs. Ford is a one-on-one worth watching all night.

On the spot: Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State

Who else would it be? Winston is the fourth Heisman Trophy winner to take on the SEC in the championship game in the BCS era. Jason White, Troy Smith and Sam Bradford combined for just 393 passing yards, two TDs and five interceptions in those losses. This is Winston's moment.

On the spot: Sammie Coates, WR, Auburn

Auburn was able to rush for 545 rushing yards and seven TDs in the SEC Championship Game, but Coates remained a threat in the passing game with six catches for 94 yards and a TD. Coates is a 6-foot-2 target who will try to get vertical against Florida State cornerback Lamarcus Joyner, a 5-foot-8 playmaker with a team-high five sacks. How much will Marshall test this over the top?

Stat that matters: Rushing yards

The SEC rides a simple formula to the BCS championship. Not counting the head-to-head LSU vs. Alabama matchup in 2012, the SEC team averages 205.2 rushing yards per game in the title game. Auburn is No. 1 in the nation with 335.7 rushing yards per game. Florida State's mission is simple: Stop the run.

Stat that matters: First-half scoring

Florida State is notorious for fast starts; they've outscored opponents 369-72 in the first half. That bodes well considering in those same six BCS title games the SEC is outscoring opponents 153-48 in the first half. The Seminoles likely won't take an early knockout punch.

Bottom line

Auburn had four fourth-quarter comebacks, but Florida State hasn't trailed at halftime this season. The No. 1 objective for Auburn is getting off the field on third down. The Seminoles have the third-best third-down conversion percentage in the country (.552), and Winston boasts a 192.4 quarterback rating on third down. If Auburn does not have success in that situation on a consistent basis, Florida State will end the SEC's reign of terror.